The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-12-24

BALTIMORE, December goth, 1887.
Messrs. Editors We are close upon the Christ
mas holidays. The anniversary of that memora-
BILE day will be with US on Sunday next. 1t has
been ushered in with a very deep snow and win
try weather. It is rather unusual for the first
snow-in this latitude at least-to be SO deep, be-
ing about twelve inches. 1t fell so rapidly as to
blockade the city passenger cars every line
The consequence was that hundreds, yes, thousands
of persons were caught in the storm and forced to
foot it or seek other modes of conveyance. The
streets have been very disagreeable since and al
most impossible for slush, melting snow and mud.
Notwithstanding, on yesterday and to-day, being
so near Christmas thousands Of people of all ages,
sex, color and sizes were out making purchases
for presents and taking them home to be in readi-
ness for the holidays. The throng is now SO great
that it is almost impossible to pass and repass.-
The bad weather appears to make no dimunition
of the purchasers and the crowd. It will continue
so the residue of the week. and if so there will be
no lack of gifts and souvenirs. The fancy stores
devoted to such matters are bountifully supplied
and appear to be very busy selling. If the
weather had been fair and favorable the largest
holiday business ever done in Baltimore would
have been transacted this year. As it is it prom
ises being unusually large. The people who want
to go out and get something to please their friends
and especially the juveniles-don't appear to
stop for anything. 1t shows it is fully realized
doubt of its being the holiday of all others 1t is
we'll it should be so. It makes good impression
and keeps people in remembrance of their duties.
The moral tendency would be good at all events
and will be so long as thus commemorated.
Let me, therefore, bid all of "Nestor's" readers
a merry Christmas and other such pleasures
as are incident to the anniversary. To you,
Messrs. Editors, as know from experience you
do not publish q newspaper exactly for pleasure,
but for the benefit of your readers and also for the
pecuniary interests of yourselves, let me on this
anniversary congratulate you upon your success
with The UNION and its many readers who are
numbered among your subscribers. May you at
each return of Christmas find The UNION as sue
cessfu as it now is in business and otherwise and
be as we'll appreciated as public journal to your
interest and theirs. again wish you pleasant
Christmas, with all your readers of all parties,
and in the full enjoyment of their favors IN an IN
crease of advertisements and subscribers as 1t has
been, recollecting that newspapers are not wholly
issued for pleasure, but for mutual benefit OF edl-
tors and readers taking care at all times that you
are we'll repaid by doing, far as you can, right to
every person. as you appear thus far to have done.
In actual business there is no politics, nor should
there be. 1t is somewhat like what is understood
by the word "democracy"-doingt the greatest
good to the greatest number, no matter through
what source the information be obtained. 1t
would be better for the world if all people acted
on this principle. There can nor should there be
any politics in business. Good business men IN
derstand this. They 60 where best suited in mat
tiers of trade. This has been Jay Gould's mode,
and see how he has prospered. So with all bust
ness men. Happy Christmases generally come to
all such men, so far, at least, as business Is con-
cerned 1t does not interfere with man in en-
tertaining his true sentiments in politics. religion
or anything else. He in fact is the more respected
and seldom finds himself surrounded with enemies
for no cause.
There will of course be an adjournment of Con-
gress until after the holidays. After that we may
expect to find something very interesting in its
movements. The tariff question and the income
tax will no doubt be fully discussed. Already
they are beginning to take their place in problems
of disputation. The nomination of the next can
didate of the Republicans for President will be
one of great interest. The great convention of
men and clubs which met recently in New York
is likely to be an important body in shaping
affairs with regard to this matter. notice that
the chief point will be hereafter for the Republi
can party to unite upon whomsoever may be the
national nominee. This will be imperiously
necessary to hope for victory. Defeat before in
this respect caused the triumph Of Democracy,
and want of union-if Cleveland is the Demo-
cratic nominee and Blaine again-will cause Re-
publican defeat Union, therefore, is their only
safeguard.
The great "mill" which took place between two
celebrated buffers in France, is much talked Of
here among the roughs to- day. 1t was the long
est prize fight known and only drawn battle be-
cause of darkness setting in. 1t is pity nothing
more substantial and intellectual cannot be found
to talk about and occupy the electric wires and
ocean cables than the notoriety of two bruisers.
suppose there must be mental food for all classes.
They have gained the worlds notoriety as slug
gers-that's all NEsroR'